The Silverback Open Championships was an international b-boying competition held annually from 2014 through 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was regarded as one of the main International B-Boy Championships held every year. The event was part of the Urban Dance & Educational Foundation's Pro Breaking Tour and Undisputed's World B-boy Series. It featured some of the best and most well-known b-boys and b-girls around the world and received praise throughout the breaking community for the high level of competition and for providing a warm welcome to guests and competitors alike. Starting in 2015, the Silverback Open Championships partnered with the World B-Boy Series to help crown the Undisputed b-boy champion at the end of the calendar year.
Silverback Open Championships 1-on-1 B-Boy results
Silverback Open Championships 3 vs 3 results
Silverback Open Championships 1-on-1 B-Girl results
The Silverback Open Championships ’16 took place on October 8th and 9th 2016 at the YSC Sports complex outside of Philadelphia as part of the 2016 Pro Breaking Tour’s Champions Series. The event was organized by Silverback Bboy Events and paid $100,000 in cash prize money, plus trips for several winners to the Freestyle Session World Finals in Los Angeles, as well as a trip to compete at Undisputed in Prague, Czech Republic for the 1-on-1 Open winner. A panel of seven judged the 1-on-1 Open, the 3-on-3 Open and the 1-on-1 Bgirl with two alternates in case a judge happened to be in the same crew as a competitor. The preliminary battles expanded the judging panel to five judges for each cypher.
2016 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
2016 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
Winning b-boys: Kuzya, Sunni, and Pocket.
2015
The Silverback Open Championships 2015 took place on October 10 and 11 2015 at the YSC Sports complex outside of Philadelphia as part of the 2015 Pro Breaking Tours Champions Series. The event was organized by Silverback Bboy Events and paid $90,150 in cash prize money, plus trips for several winners to the Freestyle Session World Finals in Los Angeles, as well as a trip to compete at Undisputed in Marseille, France for the 1-on-1 Open winner. The 1-on-1 Open and 1-on-1 B-girl winners also received a Mackie Freeplay Portable PA Speaker with the optional lithium ion battery allowing for 10 hours of continuous music. A panel of seven judged the 1-on-1 Open, the 3-on-3 Open and the 1-on-1 B-girl with two alternates in case a judge happens to be in the same crew as a competitor. The preliminary battles expanded the judging panel to five judges for each cypher.
2015 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
Victor earned the fifth bid to Undisputed at the end of the 2015 year by winning Silverback Open Championships 2015.
2015 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
7 Commandoz participating b-boys: Hong 10, Wing, and Skim.
2014
The Silverback Open Championships ’14 took place on October 11 and 12 2014 at the YSC Sports complex outside of Philadelphia as part of the 2014 Pro Breaking Tours Champions Series. The event was organized by organized by Silverback Bboy Events and paid $58,400 in cash prize money, a $10,000 Breitling watch, plus trips for several winners to the Freestyle Session World Final’s in San Diego. A panel of seven judged the Open 1-on-1, the Open 3-on-3 and the B-girl 1-v-1.
2014 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
2014 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
Squadron participating b-boys: Nasty Ray, Moy, and Prada G.
